Help with HTML tags in posts

[Michael]

I can't seem to get it to work. It just shows something like this:

<a href="http://cal.vini.st/"><img alt="Cal.vini.st - A Blog Dedicated to Reformation Theology" src="http://cal.vini.st/images/lcb/calvinist_125x125.png" title="Cal.vini.st - A Blog Dedicated to Reformation Theology" border="0" width="125" height="125" /></a>

 

[larryjf]

That code worked on my browser.

 

[Michael]

That code worked on my browser.

Hmmm. What are you using? I've checked it out with the latest versions of IE and Firefox. Both just show a box, like a quote box except with HTML:, and then the code inside.

 

[larryjf]

That code worked on my browser.

Hmmm. What are you using? I've checked it out with the latest versions of IE and Firefox. Both just show a box, like a quote box except with HTML:, and then the code inside.

Sorry...i didn't see the "in posts" part...i just opened it up as a .html file...my bad.

-----Added 9/10/2009 at 03:59:55 EST-----



I did the above using...

[URL="http://cal.vini.st/"] [IMG]http://cal.vini.st/images/lcb/calvinist_125x125.png[/IMG] [/URL]

 

[speric]

Is this for your personal blog?

 

[Michael]

Is this for your personal blog?

No, just an example (it's a nice site though ).

 

[Michael]

Two questions (perhaps for an Admin or Mod):

1. What is the purpose of the HTML tags if HTML can't be used in a post?

2. Why doesn't the above example that Larry sorted out also work in a user signature?

Thanks

 

[Edward]

I can't seem to get it to work. It just shows something like this:

<a href="http://cal.vini.st/"><img alt="Cal.vini.st - A Blog Dedicated to Reformation Theology" src="http://cal.vini.st/images/lcb/calvinist_125x125.png" title="Cal.vini.st - A Blog Dedicated to Reformation Theology" border="0" width="125" height="125" /></a>

Have you looked at the little box at the bottom of the page? The one that says "HTML Code is OFF"

That have some relationship to why HTML isn't working for you on this site.

 

[Jimmy the Greek]

. . .
Have you looked at the little box at the bottom of the page? The one that says "HTML Code is OFF"

That have some relationship to why HTML isn't working for you on this site.

Hmmm. I wonder why?

 

[Michael]

Have you looked at the little box at the bottom of the page? The one that says "HTML Code is OFF"

That have some relationship to why HTML isn't working for you on this site.

Good eye...thanks!

 

[Semper Fidelis]

HTML tags are purposefully not allowed in posts. It's a security issue. They're also unnecessary as everything you are allowed to do is covered with bb code.